在中国，婆婆帮儿子儿媳带孩子是常态，没想到老外也面临着同样的命运。
近日，国外一位大妈在Reddit上发帖求助，说自己终于决定不再当“免费保姆”，给儿子儿媳下了最后通牒：要么按时给钱准点接人，要么这孩子我们不管了。
话说得很硬气，但是说出口后又不忍心了，她在网上问网友，自己是不是太狠心了。
据这位大妈说，她和丈夫自从两个孙辈出生就开始带，本来是一周带两三天，后来变成全职带。早上6点半就把孩子接过来，一直带到晚上7点，这强度赶上托儿所老师了。而且这一带就是好几年，甚至还有一年多是一分钱没给的!
儿子儿媳不仅给钱拖拉，接孩子还越来越晚。明明下班了还要磨蹭两三个小时才来接孩子，甚至不打招呼就晚点。
由于大妈的丈夫要帮儿子照顾孩子没有工作，他们一家就靠着大妈一个人的微薄“工资”过活，家里还有一个十多岁的未成年的女儿要照顾，日子过得紧巴巴。
而儿子儿媳穿着新衣服、做着新美甲，别提多滋润了。
不得已，大妈才狠心和小两口摊牌了。
原来老外当婆婆也绕不开婆媳矛盾这一千古难题，大家觉得呢?
来看《People》的报道：
In a post shared on Reddit, the woman explained that she and her husband have been caring for their two grandchildren, now ages 2½ and 4, since the children were born.
在Reddit上发布的一篇帖子中，这位女士解释道，自两个孙辈出生起，她和丈夫就一直在照顾他们，如今两个孩子一个两岁半，一个四岁。
At first, the arrangement felt manageable. Her husband wasn’t working when their first grandchild arrived, and she was working from home at the time. Shortly after, however, their son and daughter-in-law welcomed a second child, and her husband began caring for both kids. Eventually, the woman returned to working full-time in the office, while her husband continued watching the children.
起初，这种安排感觉还算轻松。第一个孙辈出生时，她丈夫没有工作，而她当时在家远程办公。然而不久后，他们的儿子和儿媳迎来了第二个孩子，她丈夫便开始同时照顾两个孩子。最终，这位女士回到办公室全职工作，而她丈夫则继续照看孩子们。
“He would get them around 6:30 a.m. and have them until about 7 p.m., two to four days a week,” she wrote, explaining they agreed to help so the kids wouldn’t have to go to daycare.
她写道：“他每天早上6点半左右接孩子，一直照顾到晚上7点左右，每周两到四天。”她解释说，他们同意帮忙照顾孩子，这样孩子们就不用去日托所了。
Over time, the arrangement began to take a financial toll. With the household relying on one income, the couple asked their son and daughter-in-law to start paying $60 per day for childcare. The parents agreed, but payments soon became inconsistent.
随着时间的推移，这种安排开始带来经济负担。由于家里仅靠一份收入维持，这对夫妇要求儿子和儿媳开始每天支付60美元的育儿费用。孩子的父母同意了，但付款很快就变得不稳定。
今日词汇：
1. care for 照顾;照料
2. manageable 可管理的
3. daycare 托儿所;日托
4. inconsistent 不一致的;不稳定的
